The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for rain and thunderstorms in Delhi, effective from 3:20pm on Saturday until 6:24pm. During this time, residents can expect thunderstorms with lightning and strong winds of 40-50 km per hour.
The Central, East, New Delhi, North, Northeast, Northwest, Shahdara, South, Southeast, Southwest, and Western districts of Delhi are expected to witness rain. The weather panel also forecast rain during its morning alert, but even so, Delhi saw a slight increase in the minimum temperature.
Safdarjung, representative of the city's weather, recorded a minimum temperature of 28.7 degrees Celsius, 1.7 degree higher than a day before. The minimum at Safdarjung was also 0.7 degree above the normal, news agency PTI reported.
Delhi is yet to witness a significant downpour, despite some days of pleasant weather and rainy days. Monsoon are running late in several parts of India, including Maharashtra and Goa, as El Niño weather phenomenon takes hold.
